My lovely car (problems)

Wanted to record how bad it sounded on startup, but it actually started up better than it had been (prior to plug/wire change). There are obviously some other issues going on, so I just recorded multiple areas & whatnot. The clips go in order, so the further along in the video you get, the longer the car has been running. It ran for about 15min before I shut it off.

Update: Something caused the head gasket to blow the day after this video. Assume it was a coolant blockage of some sort; radiator fan wouldn't turn on because coolant wasn't circulating, so the engine would start overheating. The oil was fine the day of this video, and there wasn't any white smoke.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• 1994
• chevy
• beretta
• 3100
• sound
• audio
• engine
• exhaust
• blown
• head
• gasket

[MAM92lx]

Yea I know you said that in your text. I wonder what caused it to blow. They usually are pretty stout unlike the damn intake gasket.

[irelynx]

@MAM92lx I'm going to guess we'll find out more specifically what/where when it gets opened up. That should be on the 10th. I'm sure they'll document with pics. If being overfull on oil could do it, that's a possibility; it drove all the way home from CT like that because someone overestimated the amount to put in. Otherwise it could have been a coolant blockage. Plus the head gasket has been regularly wet along it for a while now.

[MAM92lx]

Sounds okay. Blowing white smoke?

[irelynx]

@MAM92lx It turned into a blown head gasket. The following day I started it up, white smoke, no heat, engine overheating, cold hoses/radiator, milky oil. The whole 9 yards.

[MAM92lx]

Make sure you have the head checked for warp if the car ran overheated for a while. I doubt an overfilled crank case would cause that-would blow out a seal or two first. Check the thermostat too. Easy way is to throw it in pan with water -heat the pan and see if the stat opens up